MiM ‘Plantation Tour’

April 3-7, 2018

NCM ‘Museum in Motion” is heading to New Orleans. We want you to spend Easter weekend with your family – then it’s time to hop in the Corvette and head to New Orleans. Officially starting Tuesday evening, Tuesday, April 3 – come visit a place where centuries old architecture is the backdrop for a culture so invigorating, it will arouse your spirit. New Orleans neighborhoods are where the culture and creativity of the Crescent City come to life. From the historic French Quarter to the elegant Garden District to the music-filled Marigny, there is great food, music and more to be found across the city.

Special thanks go to NCM Lifetime Members Neil & Brenda Bertucci for helping us plan and showing us around their beautiful city.

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Advance registration closes at 12:00pm on Monday, March 5, 2018 or until sold out

Note: Non-member pricing does NOT include a 1 yr membership to NCM. To become a member – please call Becky at 270-467-8836

Sold Out – Contact Karen or Bryce for waitlist

2018 MiM ‘Plantation Tour- New Orleans’

Host Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood New Orleans

5150 Mounes St.

Harahan, LA 70123

(4-night stay included in registration)

TUESDAY, APRIL 3

3:00pm

Check-in Hampton Inn & Suites Elmwood

The hotel is off both Highway 90 and I-10, a 15-minute drive from downtown New Orleans, the French Quarter, Jackson Square and Bourbon Street. Tulane University and Audubon Park are six miles from the hotel. Guests looking for food close to home are within walking distance of a variety of options featuring everything from seafood to Mexican food to fast food. The hotel is five minutes from Zephyr Field. Shoppers are two minutes from Elmwood Center and five minutes from the Clearview Mall

Lodging included in registration

6:00pm

‘Meet n Greet’

Location ‘to be determined’

Short introductions, Discuss the week’s events, Q & A session

Dinner included in registration

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

Continental Breakfast at Hampton Inn & Suites

8:15am

Group Meeting in Front Lobby

8:30am

Depart for Oak Alley Plantation

9:30am – 1:15pm

Arrive for Tour and Lunch at Oak Alley Plantation

A powerful testimony to the rich history of the antebellum south, Oak Alley invites visitors to explore all facets of her plantation past. The Slavery at Oak Alley exhibit, Civil War exhibit, Sugarcane Theater and Big House offer an experience as compelling as the plantation’s 25 historic acres and 300-year old allee of oaks.

Learn the story of the Haydel family of German Immigrants and the slaves that they held were intertwined. In 2014, The Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262-year history as the plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.

City Sightseeing New Orleans is the most entertaining, informative, and fun City Tour you can find that offers transportation approximately every 30 minutes on an exhilarating open-top, double-decker bus!

HOP-ON! and in a single 2-hour loop, experience a complete City Tour — 3 centuries of history, architecture, and culture narrated live in English by your very own Tour Host – see the Garden District, French Quarter, and CBD.

HOP-OFF! at any stop along the way and explore New Orleans most popular neighborhoods, attractions, and shopping districts

See the city at your own pace, the next bus is less than 30 minutes away!

Do your homework ahead of time to make the most of your time in the city!

City Sightseeing tickets included in registration – Bus only

All admissions throughout the day on your own.

6:15pm

Steamboat Natchez Dinner Jazz Cruise

Savor the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline aboard the authentic Steamboat Natchez. Your two-hour dinner cruise from the heart of the French Quarter shows you why the city was founded on the beautiful crescent of the lower Mississippi River.

Houmas House Plantation and Gardens, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, allows visitors to experience the life of a wealthy Sugar Baron in the 1800’s. Tour the historic Louisiana Plantation and explore 38 acres of lush gardens or relax with a refreshing mint julep and enjoy the breeze off the nearby Mississippi River.

Journey with us by boat, Cajun-style, for a 1 hour 45-minute tour through the heart of Southern Louisiana’s swamplands in the protected Jean Lafitte National Park and Preserve’s Barataria Preserve. Experience real-life adventure from the comfort of the swamp boats. Tour back into the privately-owned meandering bayous and take a look into the past. View moss draped cypress trees, fascinating plant life and the creatures who make their homes here.

6601 Leo Kerner Lafitte Pkwy Marrero, LA70072

Your Cajun guide is a native of the area who will share with you the legends and lore of Louisiana’s still untamed wilderness.

Swamp ride included in your registration

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Dinner at Restaurant de Famillies

Bayou des Familles, a lazy waterway home to many alligators, turtles, egrets and other wildlife, takes center stage as our restaurant’s design provides its diners with a natural picture show. It’s in this unique setting where friends and family unite to experience southern Louisiana charm and culture in its finest form. It’s an experience not to be soon forgotten.